“The forest lives because we are here. If they remove the people, the forest will die with them."
Eye on the Amazon
Exposing The Money Trail Behind Fossil Fuels in Latin America and the Caribbean
Investigation exposes financiers driving oil expansion in Latin America and the Amazon – and sheds light on ongoing Indigenous resistance stopping it in its tracks
In a few days the 30th United Nations Climate Conference will take place – in the Amazon!
COP30 at the Crossroads: Indigenous Sovereignty or Climate Collapse
In a few days the 30th United Nations Climate Conference will take place – in the Amazon!
Defending the Amazon Against Illegal Economies
The Wampís Nation’s fight to defend their territory against an invasion of illegal mining
The Wampís’ fight is not just local, it’s global. Defending the Amazon means defending the planet.
A River of Resistance: Witnessing the Launch of the Yaku Mama Amazon Flotilla
“We set out not to conquer, but to connect; so that the world, finally, will listen to the voices of the Amazon.”
The Rainforest Spoke. Amazonian Legislators Listened.
The Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Amazon call for a moratorium on new oil and mining projects – starting with Indigenous territories.
In the face of inaction and paralysis of countries in making significant progress to address the climate crisis and its principal driver – fossil fuels – a worldwide coalition of legislative leaders has taken matters into their own hands, demonstrating what true climate leadership can look like.
Defending Mocoa in Southern Colombia
Art, culture, and children’s resistance against Giant Copper mining threat
“Mocoa is the most conserved territory, where the mountains hold the winds of the ancestors, which descend to embrace the Amazon.”
Global Outcry and Indigenous Opposition Challenge Ecuador’s Amazon Oil Agenda
“Ecuador’s new oil auction is a direct threat to our territories. After 60 years of extraction, we’ve seen only death and destruction, not development.”
Amazon Fires and the Urgency of Indigenous Rights
Scientific research confirms that Indigenous-managed lands are the most effective barriers against deforestation and fire. Where Indigenous rights are secured and enforced, forests thrive – and so does our global climate.
